2019-04-01 19:01
Most people who use PCs will be connected to the Internet, in fact, almost everyone has a smartphone, the most personal of all personal computers. This means that many are constantly exposed… Read More
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2019-04-01 12:55
Bithumb, South Korea’s largest bitcoin exchange, has been hacked to the tune of around $20 million.
Financial news website CCN reports, “Bithumb, the largest bitcoin exchange in… Read More
2019-04-01 05:08
It’s a known factor that web sites are prone to security risks, and the same goes with any networks to which web servers are connected. Unfortunately, the most serious source of securi… Read More
2019-03-31 18:08
At first glance, having IoT (Internet-of-Things) devices makes our lives easier and more convenient. Imagine today of not able to watch streaming videos from a 65-inch TV in the living room… Read More
2019-03-31 12:58
As a precaution to the risk of getting its election hacked, Australia has to create a special task force that will be tasked to inspect and prevent security issues come election time. This p… Read More
2019-03-31 08:28
As hackers perform their campaigns, they continue to evolve their techniques by testing their attacks against a real-world target. This way they can further improvise their methodology and v… Read More
2019-03-30 17:49
Drupal is considered as a professional-level Content Management System (CMS), with advanced features than Joomla, WordPress, Sharepoint, and Magento. Just like other software, it requires up… Read More
2019-03-30 12:57
Cyber attacks are not always dramatic in nature, to a point that the users receive notification that something bad is already happening in the system that needs the attention of system admin… Read More
2019-03-30 09:18
As the world is anticipating with the roll-out of 5G technology, which is promising to change how we deal with the mobile Internet, the intensity of Anti-Huawei propaganda has reached the Eu… Read More
2019-03-29 18:02
Dana Nessel, the Michigan Atty. General has issued a warning to residents that 600,000 residents of Michigan needs to monitor their bank accounts due to the Wolverine Solution Group’s… Read More
2019-03-29 12:37
A very important branch of computer science is forensics, which makes it easy for agencies when investigating Internet-related crimes. Unlike earlier, the computer has expanded to all device… Read More
2019-03-29 06:11
A security technology that is built on or linked into an application runtime environment, and is capable of controlling application execution, and detecting and preventing real-time attacks… Read More
2019-03-28 17:12
What is Article 13?
The European Union has passed a wide-reaching update to copyright laws, the first since 2001. Most of the changes in the EU Copyright Directive are uncontroversial, setti… Read More
2019-03-28 13:15
With so many data breaches happening in recent times, nobody is sure if their network is safe. The cybercriminals are one step ahead, and they know how to target and find loopholes, that wil… Read More
2019-03-28 05:51
A typical antivirus products and End Point services today generally speaking comes with two ways of detecting malware:
Signature-based
Heuristics
The signature-based antivirus has evolved si… Read More
2019-03-27 18:26
Amid all of the high-profile data breaches, of all sizes have been successfully targeted by hackers who employ a wide range of different strategies. Companies have had to learn about the pot… Read More
2019-03-27 12:19
Ransomware played havoc in 2017, and later in 2019, we all thought that hackers have moved on to crypto jacking, which is a fast and reliable revenue source.
Not done, because cybersecurity… Read More
2019-03-27 05:57
With 4.312 billion users in the world, comprising 55.6% of the global population, the Internet has become an everyday center hub for almost all human events and actions. Be it for entertainm… Read More
2019-03-26 18:29
ASUS, the leading manufacturer of computers suffered a cyberattack that allowed hackers to infect malware to more than 50,000 customers.
The hacker after breaking the Taiwan-based tech compa… Read More
2019-03-26 12:31
Endpoint Threat Detection and Response (ETDR), the term was first coined by Gartner’s Anton Chuvakin in 2013, he said: “the tools primarily focused on detecting and investigating… Read More
2019-03-25 18:53
The humble Raspberry Pi, a single-board integrated computer based-on ARM architecture has become very influential in the field of enthusiast computing. With specifications akin to a smartpho… Read More
2019-03-25 13:12
It was in November, 2012, when the first time The Australian Privacy Commissioner announced that under a new law, it will be able to issue million-dollar fines to government agencies, and co… Read More
2019-03-25 07:27
Ever since its inception, the firewall was merely to filter traffic based on IP addresses and ports. It became more “stateful”, as keeping track of the state of network connectio… Read More
2019-03-24 18:19
We are in an age where millennials do outsmart adults when it comes to utilizing technology. More and more scenes we often see where young people teaching their baby boomer parents how to st… Read More
2019-03-24 13:18
The European Union has flexed its muscles again to combat anti-competitive behavior. This time around, it is Google that is in the receiving end of the order. The search giant follows the fo… Read More
2019-03-24 09:20
As we can remember, Google uses its strong influence in the market in order to get ahead of their competition in the advert market, something that enters the territory of antitrust behavior… Read More
2019-03-23 17:54
Phishers for decades have honed their skills of persuasion, that is why the art of fooling people through an Internet-messaging method is a huge business by cybercriminals. There is money to… Read More
2019-03-23 12:41
Ransomware attacks are by nature loud, they immediately inform the user of the device that their files are encrypted, and they need to “pay” the ransom in order for their files t… Read More
2019-03-22 15:38
The Cybercrime Definition
Cybercrime can be defined as any criminal activity involving any networked device (computer, smartphone etc) or a network itself. In cybercrime, a computing device… Read More
2019-03-22 11:54
Facebook had for years stored hundreds of millions of user passwords in plain text, according to a recent report.
Brian Krebs has, through his website KrebsOnSecurity, made this rather start… Read More
2019-03-22 05:20
Believe it or not, in the early days of the Internet, all the domain names (nodes) it had been listed in just one file, the host file. Today, the host file has been demoted to just a way to… Read More
2019-03-21 18:51
Obsession really goes a long way for people to get out of their way to cause trouble for others. As PewDiePie emerges as a Youtube sensation, his fanbase grew to an unprecedented level for a… Read More
2019-03-21 15:27
A vulnerability that was detected in the web version of Google Photos could be used by hackers to retrieve image metadata.
ZDNet reports, “Google has patched a bug in its Photos servic… Read More
2019-03-21 12:11
Secure web gateway solutions play a key role in protecting networks from threats and cyberattacks. Such solutions prevent attacks that are caused by threats and malware coming through the in… Read More
2019-03-21 04:58
By sheer coincidence, Google and Facebook one after another had their system downtimes and the world felt it heavily. We came into the realization that we depend on these two companies on ho… Read More
2019-03-20 18:30
Both American Express and Netflix enjoy a lion share of their respective customer base, they offer their customers a convenient way to shop and watch whatever movie they wish respectively. A… Read More
2019-03-20 15:23
According to a blog post from threat research department Unit 42 of cyber security company Palo Alto Networks published on March 19, an upgraded cardinal RAT malware targets Israeli fintech… Read More
2019-03-20 12:33
Many of us, while discussing cybersecurity appliances, get confused about the difference between a router and a gateway. When asked what the difference between a secure web gateway and a fir… Read More
2019-03-20 12:33
Many of us, while discussing cybersecurity appliances, get confused about the difference between a router and a gateway. When asked what the difference between a secure web gateway and a fir… Read More
2019-03-20 09:33
Cloudflare has announced the release of two new HTTPS interception tools. These tools would help detect if the secure connection to a website has been intercepted in any way.
In a report dat… Read More
2019-03-20 04:51
Are you ready to put Artificial Intelligence (AI) to work, as it gives organizations unparalleled access to cutting-edge technology. The widespread adoption and growing demand is expected to… Read More
2019-03-19 18:15
Phishers for decades have honed their skills of persuasion, that is why the art of fooling people through an Internet-messaging method is a huge business by cybercriminals. There is money to… Read More
2019-03-19 13:27
Endpoint Protection Software: An Introduction
Endpoint protection software is an integral element of network security and helps oversee/manage all devices that have access to a network. Thes… Read More
2019-03-19 07:08
Denial-of-service (DoS) attacks are the antecedent to DDoS attacks. Earlier, DoS attacks were the main source to disrupt computer systems on a network. It originates from a single machine an… Read More
2019-03-18 18:51
Antimalware Apps
Recently, Google went out of their way to clean-up Google Play Store from apps pretending to be antimalware apps, but really just consuming resources of the Android device… Read More
2019-03-18 13:43
The internet, by revolutionizing communications, has changed the very way we live. Almost every aspect of human life is now touched by the internet and we depend on it for all sorts of thing… Read More
2019-03-18 09:56
Hackers are now using IMAP protocol to hack Office 365 and G Suite cloud accounts, bypassing multi-factor authentication; and these kinds of attacks are difficult to protect against, accordi… Read More
2019-03-17 17:42
The recent Facebook downtime became a blessing in disguise for Telegram, a Facebook Messenger competitor. The App grew with 3 million new users overnight, as the most used instant messaging… Read More
2019-03-17 13:21
China is known to have full control of information flow inside its borders. The primary tool the Chinese authorities use to control the flow of data and information is their Great Firewall… Read More
2019-03-17 09:26
Just like the operating system itself, application software needs to be updated regularly in order to prevent the possibility of fixed security vulnerability from being taken advantage of by… Read More
2019-03-16 17:53
Signing-up for Managed Service Providers (MSP) is a quick solution to lower the cost of maintenance for workstation troubleshooting, repairs, and maintenance. However, allowing a 3rd party c… Read More
2019-03-16 12:49
The Carmel Unified School District in the state of California has reportedly been hit by a phishing scam.
Reports say that the Carmel Unified School District has sent out an email to employe… Read More
2019-03-16 09:25
For decades, people are using email attachments in order to send files to their intended recipients. However, using emails as a channel of transferring files across long distances is not saf… Read More
2019-03-15 19:51
Right after Windows, antimalware vendors have set their sights on Android as their next “platform” to protect (or at the very least claiming to protect). As Windows is an undispu… Read More
2019-03-15 15:37
Did you notice that while browsing, you see some of the websites are blocked or not available for your IP address? Well, the only way to access these websites is through Proxy servers.
But w… Read More
2019-03-15 12:22
Computer forensics has turned highly relevant today as cybercriminals have started using all kinds of sophisticated strategies and techniques to target and attack organizations, networks and… Read More
2019-03-15 07:50
Cyberattacks against Canadian companies are on the rise, as per a recent survey report.
Carbon Black, the Massachusetts-based cybersecurity firm, in its first Canada Threat Report (released… Read More
2019-03-14 23:21
Facebook, which has suffered the biggest ever outage in its history, is struggling to deal with it.
The partial outage that affected some users of Facebook and other platforms owned by Faceb… Read More
2019-03-14 20:25
CounterStrike is an old favorite game for veteran first-person shooters fans, its popularity remains at a very relevant and competitive level even after 2 decades. But Dr. Web has issued a w… Read More
2019-03-14 12:20
Smart gadgets seek to make your home smarter and efficient, but you still need to buck up and learn how to secure the connected devices.
Your IoT devices can add a level of convenience to yo… Read More
2019-03-14 07:53
The age of ransomware is slowly ending, not because it is losing steam, its authors continue to earn profit from poor victims that do not have an effective backup system to restore their loc… Read More
2019-03-13 21:42
A critical flaw in Box.com cloud-storage solution was recently discovered that make files stored in the service accessible by external unauthorized users if users are not security-conscious… Read More
2019-03-13 13:47
Technical flaws were detected in the Swiss government’s electronic voting system. A team of cybersecurity researchers on Tuesday found this defect which could enable outsiders to repla… Read More
2019-03-13 08:07
Cybersecurity is of prime importance for any healthcare firm; cyberattacks and data breaches in the healthcare sector are always on the rise, with hackers targeting medical records and perso… Read More
2019-03-12 21:59
As WordPress gained popularity over its CMS competitors like Joomla and Drupal, it grew to a level where plugin developers jumped into the bandwagon effect. Plugins are a double-edged sword;… Read More
2019-03-12 16:24
F5 Networks acquires rival company NGINX in a deal that’s valued at about $670 million.
Software company NGINX, which is behind the popular open-source web server NGINX, powers more th… Read More
2019-03-12 12:40
Notoriety is what hackers thrive on, no matter if it fetches them money or their dirty deeds flash on the news headlines.
Network hacks are on the rise and increasing in severity and frequen… Read More
2019-03-12 08:42
Having a good data leak prevention plan is a must for all organizations today. In today’s world, when companies rely on all kinds of new emerging technologies for carrying out their bu… Read More
2019-03-11 16:33
Cybercriminals were paid $400,000 by Officers in Jackson County, Georgia, to eliminate ransomware. This happened on Friday, March as reported on Wednesday.
In an interview Sheriff, Janis Man… Read More
2019-03-10 18:04
2017 was the Year of the Ransomware when WannaCry and its derivatives wreaked havoc to various computer installations with SMBv1 vulnerabilities. The encrypted user data that WannaCry cost t… Read More
2019-03-10 13:00
We have recently featured in our news report that Singapore has successfully held their second bug bounty program, in order for the city-state to increase cybersecurity defense. The Monetary… Read More
2019-03-09 18:03
Cybercriminals now seem to be showing an increasing tendency to attack premium account holders of adult websites in a bid to steal their credentials, as per a recent report.
The Kaspersky La… Read More
2019-03-09 17:57
Remember Equifax? The ill-fated credit monitoring company, which fell to massive cyberattacks. The United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs released their… Read More
2019-03-08 18:51
The growth of IoT (Internet-of-Things) in both the enterprise and at homes brought enormous convenience to users. However, the convenience and “magic” it provides to homes and of… Read More
2019-03-08 13:18
A data-centric approach to data security is based on the information that needs protection instead of the network, application or device. Traditional network, device or application-based sol… Read More
2019-03-08 08:40
“Women in Cybersecurity”- a really interesting and relevant topic to discuss- not only on Women’s Day but perhaps on any other day.
Let’s begin the discussion on a ra… Read More
2019-03-07 18:32
We have always been stating that for any enterprise, security is not just about solutions and the technical aspects, it includes the human element as well. Every single employee who is part… Read More
2019-03-07 12:39
In a surprise move at the RSA security convention, the National Security Agency announced the release of Ghidra, a free open source free software engineering toolkit. NSA has been using Ghid… Read More
2019-03-07 12:04
Online games are a hugely popular pastime enjoyed by millions of people all over the world. However, while you’re having fun, you always need to be wary of your online security. Online… Read More
2019-03-07 09:30
A new Google Chrome zero-day vulnerability, which is being actively exploited in the wild, has been detected.
Clement Lecigne, a security researcher who is part of Google’s Threat Anal… Read More
2019-03-06 17:35
Mimecast has released its newest Email Security Risk Assessment Quarterly Report (ESRA) for the first quarter of 2019, which can be summarized in one phrase: “nothing is new.” Th… Read More
2019-03-06 13:41
When it comes to malware development and infection campaigns, it does not matter where the vulnerable computer systems are located. Malware in the wild are not limiting themselves to just in… Read More
2019-03-06 08:41
Alphabet’s Chronicle, the cybersecurity owes its inception to X (formerly Google X), launched its first product — a security data platform called Backstory.
Backstory gives secur… Read More
2019-03-05 17:30
At the turn of the 2010s decade, companies started to realize that nothing can stop the BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) trend. Smartphones and tablets who used to be luxury items became commodi… Read More
2019-03-05 13:17
To identify vulnerabilities that can compromise your security, performance, or functionality, you need to have a vulnerability assessment in place. It is a method used by a qualified provide… Read More
2019-03-05 13:17
To identify vulnerabilities that can compromise your security, performance, or functionality, you need to have a vulnerability assessment in place. It is a method used by a qualified provide… Read More
2019-03-05 08:38
The incident took place on Saturday, March 2, when hackers tried to plant ransomware on over one million Israeli web pages, in a bid to lock the users out until they paid a ransom. Unfortuna… Read More
2019-03-04 18:55
Cybercriminals always look for vulnerabilities in routers, and if they find one, it becomes an easy target for them.
We have seen how the hackers were not only scratching the surface, they h… Read More
2019-03-04 12:30
As reported in the NY Times, North Korean hackers have targeted American and European businesses for 18 months kept up their attacks last week even as President Trump was meeting with North… Read More
2019-03-03 18:17
According to an article on helpnetsecurity.com, it reads that nearly 40 percent of good domains carried malicious URLs. So now the question arises is legitimate websites compromised to host… Read More
2019-03-03 13:47
What will you think of when you hear the word “information leak due to unauthorized access“? Why data breach incidents does not decrease? One of the reasons is the sophistication… Read More
2019-03-03 08:32
Just like other social media platforms before it like Twitter and Facebook, Instagram (which is also a Facebook property) has experienced massive growth of its user base for the last 3 years… Read More
2019-03-02 18:10
procedural security is what we call operational security (OPSEC), it is kind of risk management process that encourages admin to monitor operations from the perspective of an adversary, and… Read More
2019-03-02 13:35
The United States military has publicly disclosed that it launched a cyber attack against Russia’s Federal News Agency (FAN), the news website arm of the Russian Internet Research Agen… Read More
2019-03-01 12:22
Five campuses of the Columbia State Community College were forced to shut down for two days following a malware attack.
The issues reportedly happened after an employee opened an email with… Read More
2019-03-01 09:34
If you are working as a security professional and interested in this specific field of knowledge, you must be known these top 10 Linux distro that suits your purpose. Remember a security-foc… Read More
2019-03-01 05:43
We usually get to hear of vulnerabilities that cybercriminals exploit to expose or steal data. This time it’s the other way around; the criminals are at the receiving end. A vulnerabil… Read More
2019-02-28 17:00
Learn the few simple things to secure your network against cybercriminals and make sure that your network is extra safe. Edit your setting to block unauthorized access to computer and networ… Read More
2019-02-28 13:05
Even today for many organization IT security is an afterthought, and they don’t realize how they are putting their business at significant risk. The rise of IoT adds to the already vul… Read More
2019-02-28 08:35
The cryptocurrency mining service Coinhive, which is popular among hackers, is all set to shut down.
Coinhive will discontinue service on March 8, 2019 reportedly owing to a crash of the cry… Read More
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